Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Mortality rate, neonatal
Bulgaria
2.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
161st
New Zealand rank
158th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.6 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 158th of 197 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 11 per 1,000 live births | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 12.73 per 1,000 live births | 8.98 per 1,000 live births | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 8.81 per 1,000 live births | 5.13 per 1,000 live births | 3.68 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | 4.65 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.31 per 1,000 live births | 3.21 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.19 per 1,000 live births | 3.18 per 1,000 live births | 1.01 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 0 per 1,000 live births | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.6 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Bulgaria ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 158th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.